Atlassian Approved: Planning with Portfolio for Jira

Course details

• Level

  Introductory to Intermediate

• Duration

  7 hours

• Objectives

  After attending this course, attendees should be able to:

  • Configure Jira Software to work optimally with Portfolio for Jira
  • Create a roadmap based on data in Jira Software
  • Maintain a live plan so it's always in sync with work happening in Jira Software
  • Understand and manage team capacity through Portfolio for Jira
  • Forecast when your project will ship or whether you'll be able to ship by a certain date
  • Adjust scope, team velocity, and release timeline to understand impacts to your plan
  • Clearly see how your work aligns to business strategy with "themes" and reporting in Portfolio for Jira
  • Use reports to communicate with stakeholders about project progress and scenarios under consideration
  • Use new levels of issue hierarchy to ensure epics and stories always map back to the big picture

• Audience

  Anyone responsible for managing one or many Jira Software projects which includes:

  • Program managers
  • Project managers
  • Product owners
  • Product managers
  • Development team managers using Jira Software

• Prerequisites

  • Getting More from Jira Software or equivalent experience with Jira Software
  • Experience with Agile Development

• Topics

  • Overview of Portfolio
  • High level planning with Portfolio - manipulating the iron triangle to achieve results
  • Configuring Jira Software to support Portfolio hierarchies
  • Creating a Plan
  • Understanding and using the Portfolio schedule view
  • Changing and managing scope
  • Using dependencies
  • Changing and managing releases
  • Changing and managing teams
  • Using stages and skills in your planning
  • Getting the information you need with Portfolio reports